英语B级--完型填空B

1、 A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was,named after Frankfimer, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” used in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog”to express ___21___. For example, a friend may ask ___22___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.”Or, you could say,“ Hot dog! I would love to go.” People

___23___

use

the

expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how great he is. You often hear such ___24___ called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who catches the ball with one hand, making a(n) ___25___ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows to the crowd, hoping to win their cheers. 1）、 A.also B.a person C.if D.easy E.pleasure 答案：E 2）、 A.also B.a person

C.if D.easy E.pleasure 答案：C 3）、 A.also B.a person C.if D.easy E.pleasure 答案：A 4）、 A.also B.a person C.if D.easy E.pleasure 答案：B 5）、 A.also B.a person C.if D.easy E.pleasure 答案：D

2、 Sometimes people are cheated by dress. Once，a great scholar went to a party. As he was very simply __21__，he could not go inside. So he returned home and put on his __22__ clothes. He went back to the party and was given a warm reception. In the time of the dinner he did not eat but

was talking to his clothes．The host came and asked what was __23__. The scholar told him what happened. Since he was admitted only __24__ his dress，he was talking to his dress. The host regretted about it and asked for the pardon of the scholar. Though dress may be，to some extent(某种程度上)，__25__ to judge a person，that alone will not be sufficient. 1）、 A.best B.because of C.useful D.dressed E.wrong 答案：D 2）、 A.best B.because of C.useful D.dressed E.wrong 答案：A 3）、 A.best B.because of C.useful D.dressed E.wrong 答案：E 4）、

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A.best B.because of C.useful D.dressed E.wrong 答案：B 5）、 A.best B.because of C.useful D.dressed E.wrong 答案：C

3、 One night, a thief broke into an old man's house. He ___21___ a noise and woke up the old man and his wife. The husband told his wife to be silent, while he said loudly, “My dear, these days thieves are cleverer. If they take ___22___ their clothes and put them on the table, the people in the room will fall asleep and can't wake up.” When the thief ___23___this, he took off his clothes at once and was ready to set out to work. At this___24___, the husband suddenly shouted in a loud voice:“Stop thief! Stop thief!” The thief was very frightened. He ran away as fast as be could and ___25___ his clothes on the table. 1）、 A.made B.moment C.off D.left E.heard 答案：A

2）、 A.made B.moment C.off D.left E.heard 答案：C 3）、 A.made B.moment C.off D.left E.heard 答案：E 4）、 A.made B.moment C.off D.left E.heard 答案：B 5）、 A.made B.moment C.off D.left E.heard 答案：D

4、 Mary was an English girl, but she lived in Paris. She was seven years old. Last year her mother said to her, \"You are six years old, Mary, and you are going to begin __21__ to a school here. You are going to like it very much because it's a very nice school.\" \"Is it a beautiful school?\" Mary asked. \"Yes, it is,\" her mother said. Mary

went to school, and enjoyed her lessons. Her mother always __22__ her to school in the morning and __23__ her home in the afternoon.

Last Monday her mother went to the school at 4 o'clock, and Mary ran out of her classroom. \"We've got a new girl in our school today, Mummy,\" she said.\"She's six years old, too, and she is very nice, but she isn't English. She is a German.\" \"Does she __24__ English? \" Mary's mother asked. \"No, but she __25__ in English,\" Mary said happily. 1）、 A.brought B.speak C.laughs D.to go E.took 答案：D 2）、 A.brought B.speak C.laughs D.to go E.took 答案：E 3）、 A.brought B.speak C.laughs D.to go E.took 答案：A 4）、 A.brought

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B.speak C.laughs D.to go E.took started to shout immediately. He said, \"You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned all D.took E.stealing 答案：D

6、 People in different parts of the 答案：B 5）、 A.brought B.speak C.laughs D.to go E.took 答案：C

5、 A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much ___21___ a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in ___22___ seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already ___23___ among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, \"Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?\" he said in a low voice, \"It's only a hundred dollars.\"

\"The young man doesn't know I saw him ___24___ the watch just now,\" he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___25___ a look at the watch and

this together.\" 1）、 A.a few B.disappeared C.to get D.took E.stealing 答案：C 2）、 A.a few B.disappeared C.to get D.took E.stealing 答案：A 3）、 A.a few B.disappeared C.to get D.took E.stealing 答案：B 4）、 A.a few B.disappeared C.to get D.took E.stealing 答案：E 5）、 A.a few B.disappeared C.to get

world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. The people near the North Pole __21__ the raw meat of seals. People living in the desert prefer the roasted(烘烤的) meat of sheep or goats. Americans cook the meat of many different animals, but perhaps their favorite __22__ is steak. Americans also eat a lot of chicken, as well as fish and other foods from the sea. Some people in India do not eat meat or fish at all.

 Even when people in different parts of the world eat the same food, they often prepare it very differently. If you were in Germany, you would find soup that is thick and heavy. If you were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. Many __23__ like butter that is fresh and firm; however, some people -in India, for example - like butter that it is melted into an oil.

 People in different parts of the world also have different ideas about what is good to drink. The most popular hot drinks are coffee and tea. Coffee is very popular __24__ northern Europe and in the Middle East. Some people put cream and sugar in their coffee. But in the United States, many people make their coffee \"black\" - that is, __25__ cream or sugar. Tea is the national drink in China, Japan, and

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other east Asian countries. In these countries, people drink tea without sugar. But in England, where it is also a national drink, many people use D.enjoy E.people 答案：C

7、 Mr. Clarke works in a middle B.listening C.also D.young E.something sugar and hot or cold milk in their tea. 1）、 A.food B.in C.without D.enjoy E.people 答案：D 2）、 A.food B.in C.without D.enjoy E.people 答案：A 3）、 A.food B.in C.without D.enjoy E.people 答案：E 4）、 A.food B.in C.without D.enjoy E.people 答案：B 5）、 A.food B.in C.without

school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps ___21___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students worship（崇拜）him very much.

Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, is only nine. He ___22___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some qusetions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he's too ___23___ to understand him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with that.

One day Mike read ___24___ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___25___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, \"Fathers always know more than sons!\"

The boy thought for a while and said, \"I don't think so!\" 1）、 A.a few B.listening C.also D.young E.something 答案：B 2）、 A.a few

答案：C 3）、 A.a few B.listening C.also D.young E.something 答案：D 4）、 A.a few B.listening C.also D.young E.something 答案：E 5）、 A.a few B.listening C.also D.young E.something 答案：A

8、 Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the __21__ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __22__ experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the

people

in

the

world

are

under-nourished（有营养的）or

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starving now.

One thing that man can do is to limit the __23__ of babies born. The need __24__ this is obvious, but it is not __25__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. 1）、 A.for B.easy C.Some D.number E.next 答案：B

9、 Glasses protect people's eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger __21__ we can examine them. Telescopes make objects that are far away appear D.past E.on 答案：E 4）、 A.much B.so that C.advantage D.past E.on C.Some D.number E.next 答案：E 2）、 A.for B.easy C.Some D.number E.next 答案：C 3）、 A.for B.easy C.Some D.number E.next 答案：D 4）、 A.for B.easy C.Some D.number E.next 答案：A 5）、 A.for B.easy

__22__ closer to us. However in recent years plastics have replaced glass __23__ conditions where glass might be easily broken there are new uses to be developed for glass that were never imagined in the __24__. Perhaps the greatest __25__ of glass is that its constituent (构成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world. 1）、 A.much B.so that C.advantage D.past E.on 答案：B 2）、 A.much B.so that C.advantage D.past E.on 答案：A 3）、 A.much B.so that C.advantage

答案：D 5）、 A.much B.so that C.advantage D.past E.on 答案：C

10、 From the earliest time it was well known to the Peruvians (秘鲁人) that when a cut was made in the thick skin of a rubber tree, a white liquid like milk came __21__. From this liquid a sticky mass of rubber might be made. This rubber is soft and wax-like when warm so that it is difficult to give any form.

The Peruvians made the discovery that it is very good for __22__ out water. Then in the early period of the century they made overshoes to keep their feet dry.

Then a certain Mr. Mackintosh developed selling coats of cloth which were lined with rubber. Today Mackintosh raincoats are still __23__ after him.

But these first rubber shoes and

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raincoat were unpleasantly soft and sticky in __24__. They were also stiff and very cold in water. They were like wax __25__ they felt a bit stronger. 1）、 A.keeping B.summer C.although E.named 答案：C

11、 Mr Johnson was asking Tom a lot of questions, but Tom couldn't answer any of them. Mr Johnson then decided to ask him some very simple questions ___21___ he could get a few right. \"What was the Great Pyramid?\" E.angry 答案：C 3）、 A.so that B.show C.some time D.back E.angry D.out E.named 答案：D 2）、 A.keeping B.summer C.although D.out E.named 答案：A 3）、 A.keeping B.summer C.although D.out E.named 答案：E 4）、 A.keeping B.summer C.although D.out E.named 答案：B 5）、 A.keeping B.summer C.although D.out

he asked.

Tom thought for ___22___ and then answered, \"A city in Australia?\" \"No, it was an old tomb in Egypt,\" Mr Johnson said. He was getting a little angry now, but he was trying not to ___23___ it.

Then he asked, \"Who was the first president of the United States?\" Tom thought for a long time, but didn't say anything. Then Mr Johnson got very ___24___ and shouted, \"George Washington!\" Tom stood up and began to walk towards his seat. \"Come ___25___!\" Mr Johnson said. \"I didn't tell you to go.\"

\"Oh, I'm sorry,\" Tom said. \"I thought you called the next student.\" 1）、 A.so that B.show C.some time D.back E.angry 答案：A 2）、 A.so that B.show C.some time D.back

答案：B 4）、 A.so that B.show C.some time D.back E.angry 答案：E 5）、 A.so that B.show C.some time D.back E.angry 答案：D

12、 If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would ___21___: surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people wonder. Most would certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and ___22___ in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever ___23___.

When I try to compare surfing

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with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my ___24___, there's nothing like it. It involves body, mind, and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all ___25___ us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that water, becoming one with A.experienced B.life C.around D.answer E.fell 答案：C 13

2）、

A.in the evening B.sorry C.where D.had thrown E.comes round

、 答案： E

the ocean, is like I'm weightless. 1）、 A.experienced B.life C.around D.answer E.fell 答案：D 2）、 A.experienced B.life C.around D.answer E.fell 答案：E 3）、 A.experienced B.life C.around D.answer E.fell 答案：A 4）、 A.experienced B.life C.around D.answer E.fell 答案：B 5）、

Wednesday, 24 September Dear Sally,

Thank you very much for your letter. I am __21__ that you have had such bad weather. Perhaps it will be better when the spring __22__. We have had good weather. Last week it was very hot and on Sunday I was in the garden all day. Now it is 8 o'clock __23__ but I am still sitting outside to write this letter.

Yesterday I went to the cinema. The film was called \"Red River\". It was about a place in the south of England __24__ the river became red, but nobody was able to explain it. Then a journalist came and found a company __25__ some chemicals into the river. The film wasn't very good. I hope you are very well.

Yours, Jimmy 1）、

A.in the evening B.sorry C.where D.had thrown E.comes round 答案：B

3）、

A.in the evening B.sorry C.where D.had thrown E.comes round 答案：A 4）、

A.in the evening B.sorry C.where D.had thrown E.comes round 答案：C 5）、

A.in the evening B.sorry C.where D.had thrown

E.comes round

答案：D 14 、 Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided

into

twenty-four

parts,

___21___ a part. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.

Your ship goes into ___22___ time part every day if you make a

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five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___23___ one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific,

you

___24___

the

B.one hour C.cross D.changes E.begins 答案：C 5）、 A.a different B.one hour C.cross 答案：A 2）、

A.have been asking B.which C.who D.to install E.estimated 答案：C International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___25___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one full day, back or ahead. 1）、 A.a different B.one hour C.cross D.changes E.begins 答案：B 2）、 A.a different B.one hour C.cross D.changes E.begins 答案：A 3）、 A.a different B.one hour C.cross D.changes E.begins 答案：D 4）、 A.a different

D.changes E.begins 答案：E

15、 More and more people have to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies __21__ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the past year. This is due to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people __22__ are struggling to make ends meet（收支平衡）. The alarms, __23__ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is __24__ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan to have them installed but have not installed them yet. The insurance companies told people __25__ the alarms on all doors and windows. 1）、

A.have been asking B.which C.who D.to install E.estimated

3）、

A.have been asking B.which C.who D.to install E.estimated 答案：B 4）、

A.have been asking B.which C.who D.to install E.estimated 答案：E 5）、

A.have been asking B.which C.who D.to install E.estimated 答案：D

16、 Two women on a train were arguing. At last one of them called the conductor. She said, \"If the window is open, I will ___21___ cold. And I'll probably.\"

The other woman said, \"But if the window is shut, I will die. I will ___22___ in breathing.\"

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The conductor didn't know what to do.

A man had been listening all the time. He said he had ___23___. \"First open the window. That will kill ___24___.\" he said. \"Next shut it. That will kill ___25___. Then we can A.feel difficult B.an idea C.catch D.the other E.one 答案：D

17、 Artists who draw pictures on B.draw C.in

D.from passing E.so good that 答案：A 4）、 A.against have peace.\" 1）、 A.feel difficult B.an idea C.catch D.the other E.one 答案：C 2）、 A.feel difficult B.an idea C.catch D.the other E.one 答案：A 3）、 A.feel difficult B.an idea C.catch D.the other E.one 答案：B 4）、 A.feel difficult B.an idea C.catch D.the other E.one 答案：E 5）、

the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight __21__ London, but there are only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the artists' favorite tricks is to __22__ a five pound note and see how many people try to pick it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law __23__ drawing on the pavement unless the artist is __24__ he gets a large crowd around him and this prevents other people __25__ freely along the street. 1）、 A.against B.draw C.in

D.from passing E.so good that 答案：C 2）、 A.against B.draw C.in

D.from passing E.so good that 答案：B 3）、 A.against

B.draw C.in

D.from passing E.so good that 答案：E 5）、 A.against B.draw C.in

D.from passing E.so good that 答案：D

18、 Kate and Sandy are American students. They are sisters. They live in town now. Kate is older than Sandy. She likes __21__ in town very much. Kate thinks living in town is more interesting than living in the country. There are more parks, shops and cinemas __22__ town than in the country. She especially likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights __23__ are more beautiful than the stars. She likes reading and reads more quickly than Sandy. Often Kate reads until very late at night.

Sandy likes the country __24__. She thinks the country life is quiet. There is less noise and fewer cars. She likes to visit her Aunt Peggy. She often helps her aunt with her work. Sandy

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likes running. She runs faster than Kate. In the country Sandy can run longer than in town. She also thinks running in the country is the __25__ exciting D.living E.most 答案：E

19、 Traffic accidents killed more 3）、 A.killed B.on C.children thing to do. 1）、 A.in B.at night C.better D.living E.most 答案：D 2）、 A.in B.at night C.better D.living E.most 答案：A 3）、 A.in B.at night C.better D.living E.most 答案：B 4）、 A.in B.at night C.better D.living E.most 答案：C 5）、 A.in B.at night C.better

than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___21___ while they cross the road. Most of ___22___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___23___ are killed because they are careless.

A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___24___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.

The new traffic laws were put into use ___25___ May 1st

, 2004. The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving. 1）、 A.killed B.on C.children D.difficult E.them 答案：A 2）、 A.killed B.on C.children D.difficult E.them 答案：E

D.difficult E.them 答案：C 4）、 A.killed B.on C.children D.difficult E.them 答案：D 5）、 A.killed B.on C.children D.difficult E.them 答案：B

20、 Sato Miyoko is a Japanese schoolgirl. She didn't have a camera. For she lives out in the country, there is no place to find a very good camera. She decided __21__ a digital camera online because it could be sent to her. She had searched the Internet for two hours then she found an ad for the Sony digital camera. She liked the size and shape. After she had found more information, she asked her father if she could buy it. Mr. Sato looked at the ad. Then he found ads for other cameras __22__. After he had checked out all the information about different kinds of cameras, he believed his daughter

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had __23__ a good decision. This camera seemed to offer the most at the best price. He helped her order the camera online.

Miyoko clicked on the screen, and a form appeared for her to fill in her personal information. Her dad helped her fill the form and typed in his credit card number. Miyoko filled in their telephone number, address and e-mail address. Then a screen came up that read, \"Congratulations! You have __24__ bought a Sony camera.\" A week later Miyoko received the camera she had bought.

Miyoko came to Beijing with her friends last month. She enjoyed her visit to Beijing so much that she took a lot of photos __25__ the new camera. They will help her remember this special trip forever. 1）、 A.with B.made C.successfully D.as well E.to buy 答案：E 2）、 A.with B.made C.successfully D.as well E.to buy 答案：D 3）、 A.with B.made

C.successfully D.as well E.to buy 答案：B 4）、 A.with B.made C.successfully D.as well E.to buy 答案：C 5）、 A.with B.made C.successfully D.as well E.to buy 答案：A

21、 Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know ___21___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___22___ to Benny's house. “His house is not far from my house,” said the woman. “It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily.You can go there by bus. It'll ___23___ you hours to get there ___24___ foot.”“What's wrong with her?” Tony thought. “I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the trees.”

Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the ___25___.

1）、 A.on B.where C.way D.river E.take 答案：B 2）、 A.on B.where C.way D.river E.take 答案：C 3）、 A.on B.where C.way D.river E.take 答案：E 4）、 A.on B.where C.way D.river E.take 答案：A 5）、 A.on B.where C.way D.river E.take 答案：D

22、 A city man was on holiday in the mountains. He talked ___21___ a

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mountain man and found that the man was stupid, so he suggested they would ___22___ a game. \"We'll ask each other questions,\" he said, \"and the person will pay a dollar if he can't answer one question.\" The mountain man thought ___23___ this for a few minutes, then said that the city man was more educated than he and it D.either E.about 答案：E 4）、 A.play B.with C.What D.either E.about said to Helen, “It isn't a man you are looking for. It's a television set.” 1）、 A.won't B.with C.left D.play E.talking 答案：B would be fairer if the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. The city man agreed.

\"___24___ has three legs and can fly?\" asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, then answered, \"I don't know. Here is your dollar.\" Then he asked the same question. \"I don't know, ___25___.\" said the mountain man. \"Here is your 50 cents.\" 1）、 A.play B.with C.What D.either E.about 答案：B 2）、 A.play B.with C.What D.either E.about 答案：A 3）、 A.play B.with C.What

答案：C 5）、 A.play B.with C.What D.either E.about 答案：D

23、 Helen was a very pretty girl, and her parents were quite proud of her. A lot of young men in the town wanted to marry her, but she was not satisfied __21__ any of them. One

evening,

one

of

the

handsomest of the young men who wanted to marry Helen came to visit her in her parents' house and asked her to become his wife. She answered, “No, Tom. I __22__ marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can __23__ music, sing and dance very well, who can tell really interesting stories, who doesn't smoke or drink, who stays at home in the evenings and who stops __24__ when I am tired of listening.”

The young man got up, took his coat and went to the door. But before he __25__ the house, he turned and

2）、 A.won't B.with C.left D.play E.talking 答案：A 3）、 A.won't B.with C.left D.play E.talking 答案：D 4）、 A.won't B.with C.left D.play E.talking 答案：E 5）、 A.won't B.with C.left D.play E.talking 答案：C

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24、 Mr. Know-all was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing, a man passed in the street. Seeing Mr. Know-all, he stopped and said, \"__21__, but if you keep on sawing that branch like that, you will fall down with it.\" He said this to Mr. Know-all sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place __22__ knows the future!\" and he ran after him and asked how long he was going to live. But the man had gone. 1）、 A.nothing B.telling C.between D.minutes E.Excuse me B.telling C.between D.minutes E.Excuse me 答案：A 4）、 A.nothing B.telling C.between himself and the trunk of the tree. Mr. Know-all said __23__. He thought, \" This is some foolish man who has no work to do and goes about __24__ other people what to do and what not to do.\"

The man went on his way. Of course, after a few __25__ the branch fell and Mr. Know-all fell with it.

\"My god!\" he cried. \"That man

答案：E 2）、 A.nothing B.telling C.between D.minutes E.Excuse me 答案：C 3）、 A.nothing

D.minutes E.Excuse me 答案：B 5）、 A.nothing B.telling C.between D.minutes E.Excuse me 答案：D

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